I love American politics

Imagine Aaron Sorkin (the wonderful writer of The West Wing-up to series 3 on my watch them all binge). pitching the following idea to his producers.
The aging Republican candidate decides to make his ticket more hip by choosing a woman as his running mate.
He rushes approval through so checks are not done properly and it soon comes to light that:
She supported Alaskan Independence
She believes in creationism
She does not believe that humanity is responsible for global warming
She is the subject of an ethics investigation for trying to get her brother in law fired from his job as a state trooper for divorcing her sister.
Her 17 year old is pregnant to a bloke who described himself as 'a f**king red neck on Facebook.

The producers would say 'aw no way mate who'd believe that' -or however you say that in American. But it has happened-simply incredible.
I went and bought shoes today and changed into a woolen top. Yep Autumn is with us and knitting season is here once more. I am doing a big mohair blanket-big stitches no pattern-lovely-goes well with The West Wing